CN102104800B - Method and system for burning serial number of set-top box - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention discloses a method for burning the serial number of a set-top box. The method comprises the following steps of: A, placing the set-top box at a serial number burning process station; and B, inserting a U disk into a universal serial bus (USB) interface of the set-top box, reading the serial number in the U disk through the set-top box, and burning the serial number into the set-top box. Correspondingly, the invention also provides a system for burning the serial number of the set-top box. Therefore, the method and the system simplify the serial number burning process of the set-top box and reduce operating equipment.

Description

A method and system for programming the serial number of a set-top box

technical field

The invention belongs to the field of electronic products, in particular to a method and system for programming the serial number of a set-top box.

Background technique

The digital TV set-top box is one of the information home appliances. It is a consumer electronic product that allows users to watch digital TV programs on existing analog TVs and perform interactive digital entertainment, education and commercial activities. A set-top box is a device that connects the television to an external signal source. It can convert the compressed digital signal into TV content and display it on the TV. Signals can come from cable, satellite dishes, broadband networks, and terrestrial broadcasts. The content received by the set-top box is not only the image and sound that can be provided by analog TV, but also the data content, including electronic program guide, Internet web page, subtitle and so on. The set-top box is not only a user terminal, but also a network terminal. It can make analog TVs change from passively receiving analog TVs to interactive digital TVs, such as video-on-demand, etc., and can access the Internet, allowing users to enjoy all-round TV, data, language, etc. information service. At present, some people think that the set-top box is used to connect the TV to the Internet, which is a kind of misunderstanding. In fact, the digital set-top box was a member of the broadband integrated information network before popularizing digital TV. With the development of digital technology, multimedia technology and network technology, the built-in digital set-top box and the overall cost reduction will be promoted, so that most users can realize multiple services such as entertainment and Internet access on ordinary analog TV sets. In short, the set-top box, as a symbolic product of digital TV, has a broad space for development.

At present, in the production process of set-top boxes, different serial numbers need to be programmed for each set-top box. At present, the serial number is mainly connected to the computer through the serial port to realize the action of programming the serial numbers. There are many problems in the current method of programming the serial number, and the serial number programming of the set-top box mainly adopts the form of serial port programming. The specific process is: enter the serial port programming station; connect the computer and the set-top box with the serial port cable; start the set-top box; detect whether there is a serial number programming signal at the serial port; receive the serial number; burn the serial number; complete the programming; It has the following disadvantages. First, it requires more resources. A programming station needs to be equipped with a computer and wiring; second, the operation is complicated, and often the serial port cannot communicate; with the introduction of new chip solutions, Set-top boxes are equipped with USB ports, and serial ports are no longer configured on many set-top boxes.

In summary, the shortcomings in the prior art obviously have inconvenience and defects in actual use, so it is necessary to improve them.

Contents of the invention

In view of the above-mentioned defects, the object of the present invention is to provide a method and system for programming the serial number of a set-top box, which simplifies the programming process of the serial number of the set-top box and simplifies the operating equipment.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a method for programming the serial number of a set-top box, said method comprising:

A. Put the set-top box into the serial number burning process position;

B. Insert the U disk into the USB interface of the set-top box, and the set-top box reads the serial number in the U disk, and burns the serial number into the set-top box.

According to the method, the step B includes:

B1, insert the U disk into the USB interface of the set-top box;

B2, turn on the power supply of the set-top box;

B3, the set-top box reads the serial number in the USB flash drive, and writes the serial number into the set-top box;

B4. The set-top box updates the control information of the serial number in the USB disk.

According to the method, the control information includes two identical control files; the step B3 includes:

B31, the set-top box judges whether the control file exists, if yes, execute step B32, otherwise execute step B38;

B32. The set-top box reads the control file in the USB flash drive;

B33, judging whether the two control files have passed the verification, if yes, execute step B35, otherwise execute step B34;

B34. Covering the control files that have passed the verification with the control files that have not passed the verification;

B35. Calculate the serial number that should be programmed this time according to the control file that has passed the verification;

B36, updating the value of the current serial number in the control file passing the verification is the serial number to be programmed;

B37. Burning the current serial number into the set-top box;

B38. The set-top box enters a normal working process.

According to the method, further comprising after the step B37:

B39. Update another control file with the same file content as the control file used for the programming process.

According to the method, the control file includes: the number of digits of the serial number to be burned into the current batch, the initial value, the step value, and the current value.

In order to realize another object of the invention of the present invention, the present invention also provides a kind of system for programming set-top box serial number, and described system comprises:

The transmission module is used to place the set-top box into the serial number burning process position;

The USB burning module is arranged in the U disk, and is used for burning the serial number when the set-top box reads the serial number in the U disk after the U disk is inserted into the USB interface of the set-top box In said set-top box;

The set-top box module is arranged in the set-top box, and is used for reading the serial number in the U disk and updating the control information in the U disk.

According to the system, the control information includes two identical control files; the USB programming module includes:

The USB judging submodule is used to judge whether the two control files pass the verification when the set-top box reads the control file of the serial number in the U disk;

The USB overlay submodule is used to overwrite the control file that has passed the verification with the control file that has not passed the verification;

The USB calculation submodule is used to calculate the serial number that should be programmed this time according to the control file that has passed the verification;

The USB update submodule is used to update the value of the current serial number in the control file passing through verification to be the serial number to be burned; and another control file is updated to be the same as the control file used for the burn process the same content;

The USB burning sub-module is used for burning the current serial number into the set-top box.

According to the system, the set-top box module includes:

The set-top box judging submodule is used to judge whether the control file exists when the set-top box is turned on;

The set-top box reading submodule is used to read the serial number and its control information in the U disk;

The STB update submodule is used to update the control information of the serial number in the USB flash drive.

According to the system, the control file includes: the number of digits of the serial number that needs to be burned in the current batch, the initial value, the step value, and the current value.

In the present invention, the serial number is stored in the USB disk, and the USB interface of the set-top box to be burned into the serial number is connected to the USB disk, so as to realize the burning-in of the serial number of the set-top box. The set-top box is fully automatic, which simplifies the production equipment and operation of the factory, and it is no longer necessary to be equipped with a computer for programming the serial number. After inserting the USB flash drive, it can be turned on. It is no longer necessary to release the corresponding computer-side software to release the software, reducing the probability of errors.

Description of drawings

Fig. 1 is the system structural diagram of programming set-top box serial number provided by the present invention;

Fig. 2 is the method flowchart of programming set-top box serial number provided by the present invention;

Fig. 3 is the method flow chart of the programming set-top box serial number provided in one embodiment of the present invention;

Fig. 4 is a flowchart of a method for programming the serial number of a set-top box provided in an embodiment of the present invention.

Detailed ways

In order to make the object, technical solution and advantages of the present invention clearer, the present invention will be further described in detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments. It should be understood that the specific embodiments described here are only used to explain the present invention, not to limit the present invention.

The basic idea of the present invention is: use the U disk to program the serial number of the set-top box to simplify the programming operation of the serial number of the set-top box and the operation equipment.

Referring to Fig. 1, the present invention provides a kind of system 1 for programming set-top box serial number, in one embodiment of the present invention, described system comprises:

Transmission module 11, is used for placing described set-top box and entering serial number burn-in operation position;

USB burning module 12, is arranged in U disk, is used for after described U disk is inserted into the USB interface of described set-top box, when described set-top box reads the serial number in described U disk, burns described serial number into the set-top box;

The set-top box module 13 is arranged in the set-top box, and is used for reading the serial number in the U disk and updating the control information in the U disk.

In another embodiment of the present invention, the control information includes two identical control files; the USB programming module 12 includes:

USB judging sub-module 121, for judging when the set-top box reads the control file of the serial number in the U disk, whether the two control files pass the verification;

The USB overlay submodule 122 is used to cover the control file that has not passed the verification with the control file that has passed the verification;

USB calculation sub-module 123 is used to calculate the serial number that should be programmed this time according to the control file passed through verification;

USB update submodule 124, the value that is used to update the current serial number in the control file that passes verification is the serial number that will burn; the same content as the file;

The USB burning sub-module 125 is used for burning the current serial number into the set-top box.

In this embodiment of the invention, the set-top box module 13 includes:

The set-top box judging sub-module 131 is used to judge whether the control file exists when the set-top box is turned on;

The set-top box reads submodule 132, which is used to read the serial number and its control information in the U disk;

The set-top box updating sub-module 134 is configured to update the control information of the serial number in the USB disk.

The invention replaces the storage location of the serial number of the set-top box. The serial number is stored in the computer through the serial port and transmitted to the set-top box through the serial port. The invention stores the serial number in the U disk, which greatly reduces the cost of production equipment and the complexity of operation. By changing the files in the U disk, the set-top box is controlled to write the correct serial number, and the situation of repeated numbers does not appear.

Referring to Fig. 2, a kind of method for programming set-top box serial number provided by the present invention, described method comprises:

In step S201, the transmission module 11 places the set-top box into the serial number programming position; in terms of implementation, the transmission module 11 can be a group of transmission mechanisms, and places the set-top box that needs to be written into the serial number into the serial number programming process position; After the set-top box burns the serial number, the set-top box is removed again. Realize batch set-top box programming process.

In step S202, the USB flash drive is inserted into the USB interface of the set-top box, the set-top box reads the serial number in the USB flash drive, and burns the serial number into the set-top box. Wherein the set-top box module 13 reads the serial number in the USB flash drive, and the USB programming module 12 burns the serial number into the set-top box.

Referring to FIG. 3, in another embodiment of the present invention, the step S202 includes:

In step S301, insert the U disk into the USB interface of the set-top box;

In step S302, turn on the power of the set-top box; to start the set-top box.

In step S303, the set-top box reads the serial number in the USB flash drive, and writes the serial number into the set-top box;

In step S304, the set-top box updates the control information of the serial number in the USB disk.

The present invention uses the USB interface of the set-top box to burn in the serial number. After the set-top box enters the serial number burning process, insert the pre-set U disk into the set-top box, and wait for the set-top box to read the sequence in the U disk. number, and burn the serial number into the set-top box. After the current serial number burning process is completed, the set-top box updates the control information of the serial number in the USB flash drive to ensure the correctness of the serial number burned in next time.

Referring to FIG. 4, in one embodiment of the present invention, the control information includes two identical control files; and step S303 includes:

In step S401, the set-top box judges whether the control file exists, if yes, execute step S402, otherwise execute step S408; file exists.

In step S402, the set-top box reads the control file in the U disk; in this step, the set-top box reading sub-module 132 reads the control file of the serial number in the U disk. According to the control file, start the process of burning in the serial number.

In step S403, it is judged whether the two control files pass the verification, if so, step S405 is executed, otherwise step S404 is executed; in this step, whether the two control files are judged by the USB judging submodule 121 is passed the verification . It is possible that one passes and the other does not; or both pass. The verification is CRC (cyclic redundancy check code, cyclic redundancy check code) verification. Of course, it can also be that both of them fail. This is a malfunction that needs to be eliminated by the staff.

In step S404, the control file that has passed the verification is overwritten with the control file that has not passed the verification; in this step, the control file that has passed the verification is covered by the control file that has not passed the verification. file to ensure the correctness of the control file for programming the serial number.

In step S405, calculate the serial number that should be programmed this time according to the control file that has passed the verification; in this step, calculate the serial number that should be programmed this time by the USB calculation submodule 123 serial number. The calculation is based on parameters such as the number of digits of the serial number to be burned in the current batch in the control file, the initial value, the step value, and the current value.

In step S406, update the value of the current serial number in the control file passing the check to be the serial number to be programmed; in this step, update the control file passing the check by the USB update submodule 124 The value of the current serial number is the serial number to be burned, and the updated serial number is the serial number that needs to be burned into the set-top box.

In step S407, the current serial number is burned into the set-top box; in this step, the current serial number is burned into the set-top box by the USB programming sub-module 125 .

In step S408, the set-top box enters a normal working process.

In addition, preferably, after the step S407, the method further includes: step S409, updating another control file with the same file content as the control file used in the programming process. In this step, another control file is updated with the same content as the control file used for the programming process by the USB update submodule 124 and/or the set-top box update submodule 134, which can ensure that there are two control file backups Use to ensure the correctness of the serial number in the programming process.

In one embodiment of the present invention, the method and process for controlling the burning of the serial number of the set-top box include: presetting two identical control files A and B in the U disk required for burning the serial number. Control files A and B contain information such as the serial number digits, initial value, step value, and current value that need to be programmed for this batch of production. The same batch of production can provide multiple U disks at the same time, and put different serial numbers in them, so that multiple stations can simultaneously program serial numbers.

In summary, the present invention stores the serial number in the USB flash drive, and inserts the USB flash drive into the USB interface of the set-top box that needs to burn the serial number, so as to realize the burning-in of the serial number of the set-top box. The set-top box is fully automatic, which simplifies the production equipment and operation of the factory, and it is no longer necessary to be equipped with a computer for programming the serial number. After inserting the USB flash drive, it can be turned on. It is no longer necessary to release the corresponding computer-side software to release the software, reducing the probability of errors.

Certainly, the present invention also can have other multiple embodiments, without departing from the spirit and essence of the present invention, those skilled in the art can make various corresponding changes and deformations according to the present invention, but these corresponding Changes and deformations should belong to the scope of protection of the appended claims of the present invention.

Claims (6)

1. A method for burning set-top box serial number, is characterized in that, described method comprises: A. Put the set-top box into the serial number burning process position; B, U disk is inserted into the USB interface of described set-top box, and described set-top box reads the serial number in described U disk, and described serial number is burnt in described set-top box; Described step B comprises: B1, insert the U disk into the USB interface of the set-top box; B2, turn on the power supply of the set-top box; B3, the set-top box reads the serial number in the USB flash drive, and writes the serial number into the set-top box; B4. The set-top box updates the control information of the serial number in the U disk; The control information includes two identical control files; the step B3 includes: B31, the set-top box judges whether the control file exists, if yes, execute step B32, otherwise execute step B38; B32. The set-top box reads the control file in the USB flash drive; B33, judging whether the two control files have passed the verification, if yes, execute step B35, otherwise execute step B34; B34. Covering the control files that have passed the verification with the control files that have not passed the verification; B35. Calculate the serial number that should be programmed this time according to the control file that has passed the verification; B36, updating the value of the current serial number in the control file passing the verification is the serial number to be programmed; B37. Burning the current serial number into the set-top box; B38. The set-top box enters a normal working process. 2. method according to claim 1, is characterized in that, further comprises after described step B37: B39. Update another control file with the same file content as the control file used for the programming process. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the control file includes: the number of digits of the serial number to be burned in the current batch, the initial value, the step value and the current value. 4. A system for programming the serial number of a set-top box, characterized in that the system includes: The transmission module is used to place the set-top box into the serial number burning process position; The USB burning module is arranged in the U disk, and is used for burning the serial number when the set-top box reads the serial number in the U disk after the U disk is inserted into the USB interface of the set-top box In said set-top box; A set-top box module, arranged in the set-top box, is used to read the serial number in the U disk, and update the control information in the U disk; The control information includes two identical control files; the USB programming module includes: The USB judging submodule is used to judge whether the two control files pass the verification when the set-top box reads the control file of the serial number in the U disk; The USB overlay submodule is used to overwrite the control file that has passed the verification with the control file that has not passed the verification; The USB calculation submodule is used to calculate the serial number that should be programmed this time according to the control file that has passed the verification; The USB update submodule is used to update the value of the current serial number in the control file passed through verification to be the serial number to be burned; and another control file is updated to be the same as the control file used for the burn process the same content; The USB burning sub-module is used for burning the current serial number into the set-top box. 5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the set-top box module comprises: The set-top box judging submodule is used to judge whether the control file exists when the set-top box is turned on; The set-top box reading submodule is used to read the serial number and its control information in the U disk; The STB update submodule is used to update the control information of the serial number in the USB flash drive. 6. The system according to claim 4, wherein the control file includes: the number of digits of the serial number to be burned in the current batch, the initial value, the step value and the current value.